Welcome to the McPherson County Clerk of Court’s Office
Clerk of Courts: Ronda Geffre
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 605-439-3361
Location: 2nd Floor of the McPherson Co. Courthouse
Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 8 am – 12 pm
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 248
Leola, SD 57456-0248
Website: South Dakota Unified Judicial System
Pay Fines, Fees and Restitution Online at – https://ujsportal.sd.gov/Portal/
The basic functions of the clerk’s office are:
- Assisting with requests for information on court procedures, fees, court dates, forms
- Processing passports, assessing & receipting fees thereon
- Opening, maintaining, storing and retrieving court files as needed in different types of cases
- Processing traffic tickets and other criminal complaints, receipting and disbursing fines, fees, costs, bond and restitution associated with same
- Working closely with the public, law enforcement and attorneys in maintaining judges’ calendars of court dates and assisting judges in the courtroom
- Summoning and qualifying jurors, assist judge in juror selection process, and authorize payment of jurors
- Performing magistrate functions such as setting bond, handling initial appearances, issuing warrants, entering default judgments in small claims cases and performing marriages